Lake Pend Oreille Chooses Non-Herbicide Milfoil Control Plan

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Aquatic Plant Management
Mechanical Weed Harvester
In response to a plan put together by Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, council members decided to decline the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s offer to apply herbicide treatments in areas of watermilfoil infestation. This option came at no cost to the city, but the idea of herbicides in the water made many residents cringe. After

Lake Drawdowns Used to Control Milfoil in Alaska

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Aquatic Invasive eurasian watermilfoil, is an aquatic plant that forms dense mats of vegetation on the water’s surface.
If you notice a decrease in the water level at Twin Lakes in Alaska — despite this week’s drizzly weather — it’s because the City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game are draining the lakes to control milfoil, an invasive aquatic weed. The lakes are